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The International School Japanese Movie Night: Ponyo

The International School is hosting a movie night featuring the animated Japanese fim “Ponyo.”  The film will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles. For all ages of Japanese learners (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult).

Spring Kura blessing at SakéOne

Please join us at your local sakéry, SakéOne, for the annual blessing of the saké brewery, presided over by Reverend Koichi Barrish of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Granite Falls, WA.

Portland Taiko performance

For a limited time, Portland Taiko is offering a JETAA discount on tickets to its spring concert, The Way Back Home. The Way Back Home is the local debut of our touring program, which we have performed to audiences across the country, and now you can save almost $8 off the Ticketmaster price. For JETAA members and friends, tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for children, students, and seniors. The deadline to buy these special tickets is Thursday, March 11th!

Japan Festival, Wilsonville

Please join Wood Middle School students for their Japan Festival Thursday, March 11th, at 6 p.m. in Wilsonville.

Mansfield Fellowship in Japan

Federal employees with a strong career interest in issues of importance to the U.S.-Japan relationship now have the opportunity to apply for a Mike Mansfield Fellowship.

On Paper Wings, a film by Ilana Sol

Presented by JETAA Portland, The International School, and the Yuuyake Shimbun

In 1945, a Japanese balloon bomb in Bly, Oregon claimed the lives of the only people killed on the continental U.S. as a result of enemy action during WWII.

International School winter events

TIS OPEN HOUSE
Parents are invited to a preschool and kindergarten open house of the Chinese, Spanish and Japanese true immersion program at The International School. The International School is Pre-K through 5th grade and accepts new students without any second language experience into preschool and kindergarten. The school was founded in 1990 and is an International Baccalaureate candidate school.
Tuesday February 23, 2010
Tours start at 6, 6:30 and 7pm
Meet teachers for 3-year-olds at 0122 SW Arthur Street, Portland 97201
Tour classes for 4-year-olds through 5th grade down the street at 2305
SW Water Avenue, Portland 97201
More information at www.intlschool.org, 503-226-2496

Mochitsuki 2010

JETAA Portland will host a booth at the 2010 Mochitsuki and we’re going to need help with our fishing game and sharing information about the JET program. If you are interested in volunteering or purchasing tickets for the event, please contact Amanda Gray or Stephanie Smith at cultural@jetaaportland.com.

Sake tasting and snacks, Jan. 17

Think the New Years festivities are done and gone? Not in Japan! Join The Woods, a great new club in SE, for its Japanese new year’s party, celebrating the beginning of a new year with friends, co-workers, or anyone who enjoys a good night of spirited drinking.

J-Kaiwa January 2010

WHEN: Friday, January 8th, 7-9+ p.m.

WHERE: Hawthorne Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd)

NIJIKAI: 10:00 pm – ?? at Hollywood Bowl (4030NE Halsey St)

Let’s start 2010 off right with a big crowd at J-Kaiwa! Come on down and make some new friends–in Japanese. Whether you are pera pera or your Nihongo knowledge is sukoshi dake, all are welcome.

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JETAA Portland Chapter
JETAA (The JET Program Alumni Association) was created to serve the bonds of friendship developed by the program participants. JETAA’s purpose is to achieve, through its activities, a broader and deeper understanding between Japan the the countries participating on the program.